EDF 6225 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A++
conditioned punisher
A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a punisher because of prior
pairing with one or more other punishers.
unconditioned punisher
A stimulus that, usually, is punishing without any prior learning.
conditioned reinforcer
a stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties through prior learning
unconditioned reinforcer
A stimulus that, usually, is reinforcing without any prior learning.
Matching law
suggests that when different schedules of reinforcement are available at the same time
for different behaviors, individuals will distribute their behavior according to the relative
rates of reinforcement available for each option.
discovering a near perfect correlation b/w reinforcement and behavior
SD
is the antecedent stimulus that has stimulus control over behavior because the behavior
was reliably reinforced in the presence of that stimulus in the past. It signals the
availability of a particular reinforcer for a particular behavior.
, S delta
A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or
punished.
Premack Principle
The concept, developed by David Premack, that a more-preferred activity can be used
to reinforce a less-preferred activity.
respondent behavior
is defined as behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli. It is induced, or brought out,
by a stimulus that precedes the behavior: nothing else is required for the response to
occur. i.e. bright light in the eyes (antecedent stimulus) will elicit pupil contraction.
operant behavior
Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under stimulus control as a function
of its consequences. each person's repertoire of this type of behavior is a product of his
history of interactions with the environment
Radical Behaviorism (Skinner)
attempts to understand all human behavior, including private events such as thoughts
and feelings, in terms of controlling variables in the history of the person and the
species.
methodological behaviorism
a philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed
as outside the realm of science. It acknowledges the existence of mental events but do
not consider them in the analysis of behavior.
independent variable
ANSWERS 2024/2025 GRADED A++
conditioned punisher
A previously neutral stimulus change that functions as a punisher because of prior
pairing with one or more other punishers.
unconditioned punisher
A stimulus that, usually, is punishing without any prior learning.
conditioned reinforcer
a stimulus that has acquired reinforcing properties through prior learning
unconditioned reinforcer
A stimulus that, usually, is reinforcing without any prior learning.
Matching law
suggests that when different schedules of reinforcement are available at the same time
for different behaviors, individuals will distribute their behavior according to the relative
rates of reinforcement available for each option.
discovering a near perfect correlation b/w reinforcement and behavior
SD
is the antecedent stimulus that has stimulus control over behavior because the behavior
was reliably reinforced in the presence of that stimulus in the past. It signals the
availability of a particular reinforcer for a particular behavior.
, S delta
A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response will not be reinforced or
punished.
Premack Principle
The concept, developed by David Premack, that a more-preferred activity can be used
to reinforce a less-preferred activity.
respondent behavior
is defined as behavior that is elicited by antecedent stimuli. It is induced, or brought out,
by a stimulus that precedes the behavior: nothing else is required for the response to
occur. i.e. bright light in the eyes (antecedent stimulus) will elicit pupil contraction.
operant behavior
Behavior that is selected, maintained, and brought under stimulus control as a function
of its consequences. each person's repertoire of this type of behavior is a product of his
history of interactions with the environment
Radical Behaviorism (Skinner)
attempts to understand all human behavior, including private events such as thoughts
and feelings, in terms of controlling variables in the history of the person and the
species.
methodological behaviorism
a philosophical position that views behavioral events that cannot be publicly observed
as outside the realm of science. It acknowledges the existence of mental events but do
not consider them in the analysis of behavior.
independent variable
